- Actors: Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Susan Doukas, Otto von Wernherr, Bob Brady
- Directors: Slava Tsukerman
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Tartan
- VHS Release Date: 1 May 1995
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CJFC
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 13,345 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
A story of aliens, sex and death set against the bleak (yet strangely alluring) backdrop of late-night 80's downtown New York City. However, this is the darker side of the 'Wall Street' 80's: over-indulgence occurs out of boredom and disdain.
The plot revolves around a group of hipsters living on the edge of fashion, film and art. Aliens have somehow discovered that the life force they need is released in the human brain during orgasm (or heroin high) - and are thus attraced to this group. The life force is extracted, leaving the victims dead with a crystal prism lodged in their heads.
None of this feels sad or unfortunate, as the film encourages the viewer to give in to the languid pace of allowing things to happen which are beyond our control.
And there is so much more to the film than the mere plot. Highlights include punk attitudes, gothic costumes and uniquely gorgeous androgenous Anne Carlisle who plays an amazing double role: both the female diva lead and a disgruntled male hanger-on.
Poetic and macabre lines are delivered in a wonderfully nonchalant and nihilistic manner. The budget is low but the filming is stylish, and there are fantastic rooftop settings throughout which border on the abstract.
It won't cheer you up, but you will not easily forget this film.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie will get you high on its amazing soundtrack, spectacular costumes and fabolous visuals. Whether you like clubbing, b-films, psychedelia or none of these - Do not miss it. I am buying it for all my friends.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
? :\å chance to see this movie at a cinema ages ago!! i was attracted by the picture on the postre, and it was a really unaspected revelation: original, ironic, intelligent. once i got the tape i used to wach it very often, and always showed to any one coming to saty in my house!!
great, a must, low budget intelligent original fantasy movie, catching the mood of the eighties
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